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. 2018 Mar 6;8(17):9564–9573. doi: 10.1039/c7ra12897e

The calculated oil film thickness under different lubricating conditions.

Lubricating conditions Oil with ML MoS2 Oil with 2D MoS2
Load/N 100 200 400 100 200 400
Initial maximum Hertz contact/GPa 2.32 2.92 3.67 2.32 2.92 3.67
Oil film thickness (beginning)/nm 14.64 13.92 13.23 14.64 13.92 13.23
Wear scar diameter of upper balls/μm 428 602 1026 388 501 603
Average contact pressure/MPa 695 703 484 846 1015 1401
Oil film thickness/nm 34.04 37.75 54.74 29.68 29.20 26.04